Folding baby-carriage.



W. G. NASH. II'OLDING BABY CARRIAGE. vAPPLIoMIoN FILED JULY 30,.;903.

A Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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W. G. NASH". v FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

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19, z SHEETS-SH APPLICATION FILED'JULY 30, 1903.

Patented Jan citizen of the Non 910,304..

srArEs rnrunr onirica.. WILLIAM oNAsH, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

Spcification of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 19, 1909. I

' Appucaaon fixed Juiy so, 1903. 'seria No. 167,531.

Toll muy concern:

Be it'known that I, WILLIAM Gr. NASH, a' United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the4 county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Baby- Carriage, of which thev following is a full,

clear', and exact description.

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My invention relates to a baby carriage so 'constructed that all the parts can be folded and contained within the body thereof.

It comprises certain novel features which will'be particularly pointed out in the claims y conclu ing this speciication. The following is a description of the baby carriage shown in the drawings which illus-v trate forms in which I at present prefer to l embody my invention.' In these forms no JIJ . aview of the lugs by tions and changes `'from the spirit of tools whateverr are required to accomplishthe folding or unfolding of the device. 'But it will be understood that various modificamay be made in the details of the invention without departing my invention and without exceeding the scope of the concluding claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurelis aside View of a four wheel carriage embody- Ing my invention. Fig. 2 is a front end view y of the same. Fig. 3 1s a longitudinal section through the cross bar. Fig..4 is a top view of the structure shown in Fig: 3. Flg.l 5 is which is secured the pin shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal view of the pin for securing the springs to the body ofthe carriage. Fig. 7 is a View of the running gear with the joints 'folded Fig. 8 shows all the parts folded within the body of' the carriage. Fig. v9 is a side View of a modification. of my invention wherein three wheels are used. Fig. l0 is a top view of the modification shown in Fig. 9- with the rear'axle folded. Fig. 11 shows means of which in connectionV with the pin shown in Fig. 6. the springsv are fastened to the body. Fig. 12 is a top View of the ends of three wheel modification in which is placed the latch shown'inl Fig. 14. Fig. 13

the rear wheels to the frame of the axle of my.

is an end i View of said axle. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal View of the latch and spring used in securing S O the three wheel structure. Fig. 15 is a sectional View l 'on the line yav-m. Fig. 1. Fig.. 16 is a sectional view on the line y.' y.' Fig.l 1.

,A is the body of the carriage.

B are lids which are hinged to the upper edge of each side of the body. Vhen the carriage is .in use these lids hang inside the body as shown in F igs.v 15 and 16.- In folding the carriage the lids are raised until they meet inA the center of the body where they may be secured together by a strap .or other means. In this position they form a complete top or cover for the body.

C are lids hinged to the bottom of each side of the body in any desired position, as near'the forward end.

D 1s a series of exible slats which are secured at the front end of the body or in any other desired locatiqn by any suitable means, and are also secured inthe slot d. When in use the lids'C'hang down,... and, in connection with the flooring of flexible slats D, which may be fastened to the lids, C, by straps, form a projection for the feet of the child. If it is desired to lay thechild down or to;fold the carriage the lids AC are raised until they meet in the center of the body, where they may be suitably fastened together. The slats D may then be drawn into the slot al and secured. Thus a complete covering is formedfor the bottom of the body.

E is a back rest, its lower end resting within thegroove e. It may be placed at any desired angle, and whenv not in usemay be slid along the groove c at the bottom of the carriage to the forward end.

F is a push bar which is pivoted within the body on each side at f. In use this bar may be held in position by straps affixed to the body. It 'occupies the position shown in Fig. 8 when it is swung down within the bod l Hy is a handle secured to side of body wherebylthe device may becarried when folded.

I will now describe the running the means for securing it to the carriage body, reference being had to Figs. 1, 2, 7 and 8, wherein four wheels are employed. The wheels I and the springs J are permanently secured to the longitudinal bars O. These bars are connected by the cross bars gear and w, w shown in detail in VP, P, which are lock-jointedv at their center 'in the following manner: A pin ais inserted in an opening inthe upper and. lower sections of the cross bars P, P. .At the upper end of this pin a is a plate e to which is secured the dowel pins (l, al. T hese pins d, d, extend through the' upper half of the bar P and rest in openings in the lower half of said bar. The. pins a and d, d are fastened to the plate e by pins f. The cross'bars may be unlocked by pushing upon the pin a which will then lift the dowel pins d, d, from the lower part of cross bars P, P, and permit the said bars to fold. The dowel pins d, (l, are securely held in the openings in the lower half of the bars P, P, by means of the coiled spring b. The running gear is secured to the carriage body by means of the lugs Fig. 11, afixed to the spring J, and the castings fw', w', affixed to the body .of the carriage. In the casting w is contained the pin g and the coiled spring h (see Fig. 6). The pin and spring are securely held in the casting by the plug z' and screw j. To fasten the body A to the springs 'J the pin g is inserted in the opening of the lug w where, by means of the spring h, it will be firmly gripped.

The three-wheel moditcatiom as shown in Figs. 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, is constructed as follows: The rear wheels Z are heldon the axle g by the latch s, (see Figld) which is 'placed'in a slot' milled 1n each end ofthe axle. The latch s is pivoted on the held up by the coiled spring r. The latch and spring are protected by the thin sleeve u fitted over the end of the axle. The wheels may be detached from the axle by simply pressing down on the latch s. The front wheelo is held between the fork m and has its bearing on axle p. Both the front .and rear axles are connected by the rods n, n, which are pivoted thereto. The rear axle g is lock-jointed in the same manner as in the four-wheel construction. The springs k, lr, and front fork fm are attached to the carriage body by the means previously described for the four-wheel carriage.

` The mode of operationvis as follows: The parts being assembled as shown in Fig. 1, if it is desired to disassemble them for transportation or for storage, the lower end of the back-rest E is slid forward in the groove e to a horizontal position. The handle F is swung forward on its pivot to a similar position. Both the back-rest and handle then lie on the floor ofthe carriage body. The i and secured together to lids C, C are raised complete the floor of-said body and the slats D are then drawn backward into the groove 8. The running gear is disconnected by drawing outward the pins g, (Fig. 2). The running .gear ,is then folded by pushing pin tand. therefor,

pin a (Fig. 2) upwarchl thus unlocking the jointed lcross-bar P, and permitting the wheels on opposite sides of the running gear to be broughtl together into the position occupied by them in Figs. 7 and 8. In this condition the running gear fits yinside the carriage body and occupies the position shown in Fig. 8. The lids B', B are now closed and ,secured together and the entire carriage is contained in a box ready for storage or transportation. l

The three-wheel carriage shown in Figs. 9 and l() is folded in the following manner: The front fork m and the springs k, lc are detached from the carriage body as previously ning gear in the fouriwheel construction. The rear wheels are then removed from the axle'lby pressing down on the latch s` (Fig. 14) in each end thereof. Y The rear axle may then be folded as the cross bars are in the four wheel construction by pushing the pin a upward, thereby unlocking the two sec' .tions of the axle g. Fig. 10 shows the posi tion of the frame when the wheels areremoved. and the rear axle folded. In this condition the frame maybe placed within the body of the carriage and the two rear whee s laid therein. The lids B, B may then be closed and fastened as previously described.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a folding vehicle the combination with the body, the wheel-axle and the wheels of an axle supporting frame detachably connected to the body, said body having lids or covers capable of forming a. closure to contain the wheel axle, the wheels and the detachable frame, anda flexible bottom adapted to' be extended downward to afford room for the feet of the occupant and to be drawn in beneath the bottom of the vehicle when not in use.

2. In a lfolding vehicle the combination of a body part, running gear consisting 'of an axle frame, axles supported thereby and wheels, said frame having longitudinall members combined with cross membersjointed at the center, said members being adapted to be folded together and all parts being adapted to be means for detachably securing the axle 'supporting 'frame to the body, and an adjustable foot rest for supporting thc feet of the occupant when in use and adapted to be moved beneath-the body' portion of the vehicle when not in use.

3. In a folding vehicle,- the combination vwith running gear, of a body provided with inclosed'- within the body7,

for the feet of theoccuput and with a tlexi- I ble bottom adapted. 1.0. he, xtended down- `ward and .to be vfastened t0 said extensible sides.

4. In a folding vehicle in `combination a cairiafr'el bodyZ lids hinged tothe under side thereof,A a series the body part of flexible stats secured to and 'forming a ooring 5 Aadapted tobe fastened to said lids.

5. In a foldn carriage body, lios hinged to the under sides thereof, a series the body and ad 0" 'vehicle in combination a of flexible slats secured to opted to be fastened to the WILLIAM G. NASH.` Witnesses WILLIAM A. HUGHSON, WILLIAM C. DAY. 

